View list of all JavaScript variables in Google Chrome Console

Question

In Firebug, the DOM tab shows a list of all your public variables and objects. In Chrome's console you have to type the name of the public variable or object you want to explore.

Is there a way - or at least a command - for Chrome's console to display a list all the public variables and objects? It will save a lot of typing.

Answer 1

Is this the kind of output you're looking for?

for(var b in window) { 
  if(window.hasOwnProperty(b)) console.log(b); 
}

This will list everything available on the window object (all the functions and variables, e.g., $ and jQuery on this page, etc.). Though, this is quite a list; not sure how helpful it is...

Otherwise just do window and start going down its tree:

window

This will give you DOMWindow, an expandable/explorable object.

Answer 2

When script execution is halted (e.g., on a breakpoint) you can simply view all globals in the right pane of the Developer Tools window:

Answer 3

Open the console and then enter:

• keys(window) to see variables
• dir(window) to see objects

Answer 4

The window object contains all the public variables, so you can type it in the console and then expand to view all variables/attributes/functions.

Answer 5

If you want to exclude all the standard properties of the window object and view application-specific globals, this will print them to the Chrome console:

(function(){var standardGlobals=["top","window","location","external","chrome","document","inlineCSS","target","width","height","canvas","data","DOMURL","img","svg","ctx","url","w","a","speechSynthesis","webkitNotifications","localStorage","sessionStorage","applicationCache","webkitStorageInfo","indexedDB","webkitIndexedDB","crypto","CSS","performance","console","devicePixelRatio","styleMedia","parent","opener","frames","self","defaultstatus","defaultStatus","status","name","length","closed","pageYOffset","pageXOffset","scrollY","scrollX","screenTop","screenLeft","screenY","screenX","innerWidth","innerHeight","outerWidth","outerHeight","offscreenBuffering","frameElement","clientInformation","navigator","toolbar","statusbar","scrollbars","personalbar","menubar","locationbar","history","screen","postMessage","close","blur","focus","ondeviceorientation","ondevicemotion","onunload","onstorage","onresize","onpopstate","onpageshow","onpagehide","ononline","onoffline","onmessage","onhashchange","onbeforeunload","onwaiting","onvolumechange","ontimeupdate","onsuspend","onsubmit","onstalled","onshow","onselect","onseeking","onseeked","onscroll","onreset","onratechange","onprogress","onplaying","onplay","onpause","onmousewheel","onmouseup","onmouseover","onmouseout","onmousemove","onmouseleave","onmouseenter","onmousedown","onloadstart","onloadedmetadata","onloadeddata","onload","onkeyup","onkeypress","onkeydown","oninvalid","oninput","onfocus","onerror","onended","onemptied","ondurationchange","ondrop","ondragstart","ondragover","ondragleave","ondragenter","ondragend","ondrag","ondblclick","oncuechange","oncontextmenu","onclose","onclick","onchange","oncanplaythrough","oncanplay","oncancel","onblur","onabort","onwheel","onwebkittransitionend","onwebkitanimationstart","onwebkitanimationiteration","onwebkitanimationend","ontransitionend","onsearch","getSelection","print","stop","open","showModalDialog","alert","confirm","prompt","find","scrollBy","scrollTo","scroll","moveBy","moveTo","resizeBy","resizeTo","matchMedia","requestAnimationFrame","cancelAnimationFrame","webkitRequestAnimationFrame","webkitCancelAnimationFrame","webkitCancelRequestAnimationFrame","captureEvents","releaseEvents","atob","btoa","setTimeout","clearTimeout","setInterval","clearInterval","TEMPORARY","PERSISTENT","getComputedStyle","getMatchedCSSRules","webkitConvertPointFromPageToNode","webkitConvertPointFromNodeToPage","webkitRequestFileSystem","webkitResolveLocalFileSystemURL","openDatabase","addEventListener","removeEventListener","dispatchEvent"];
    var appSpecificGlobals={};
    for (var w in window){
        if (standardGlobals.indexOf(w)==-1) appSpecificGlobals[w]=window[w];
    }
    console.log(appSpecificGlobals);})()

The script works well as a bookmarklet. To use the script as a bookmarklet, create a new bookmark and replace the URL with the following:

javascript:(function(){var standardGlobals=["top","window","location","external","chrome","document","inlineCSS","target","width","height","canvas","data","DOMURL","img","svg","ctx","url","w","a","speechSynthesis","webkitNotifications","localStorage","sessionStorage","applicationCache","webkitStorageInfo","indexedDB","webkitIndexedDB","crypto","CSS","performance","console","devicePixelRatio","styleMedia","parent","opener","frames","self","defaultstatus","defaultStatus","status","name","length","closed","pageYOffset","pageXOffset","scrollY","scrollX","screenTop","screenLeft","screenY","screenX","innerWidth","innerHeight","outerWidth","outerHeight","offscreenBuffering","frameElement","clientInformation","navigator","toolbar","statusbar","scrollbars","personalbar","menubar","locationbar","history","screen","postMessage","close","blur","focus","ondeviceorientation","ondevicemotion","onunload","onstorage","onresize","onpopstate","onpageshow","onpagehide","ononline","onoffline","onmessage","onhashchange","onbeforeunload","onwaiting","onvolumechange","ontimeupdate","onsuspend","onsubmit","onstalled","onshow","onselect","onseeking","onseeked","onscroll","onreset","onratechange","onprogress","onplaying","onplay","onpause","onmousewheel","onmouseup","onmouseover","onmouseout","onmousemove","onmouseleave","onmouseenter","onmousedown","onloadstart","onloadedmetadata","onloadeddata","onload","onkeyup","onkeypress","onkeydown","oninvalid","oninput","onfocus","onerror","onended","onemptied","ondurationchange","ondrop","ondragstart","ondragover","ondragleave","ondragenter","ondragend","ondrag","ondblclick","oncuechange","oncontextmenu","onclose","onclick","onchange","oncanplaythrough","oncanplay","oncancel","onblur","onabort","onwheel","onwebkittransitionend","onwebkitanimationstart","onwebkitanimationiteration","onwebkitanimationend","ontransitionend","onsearch","getSelection","print","stop","open","showModalDialog","alert","confirm","prompt","find","scrollBy","scrollTo","scroll","moveBy","moveTo","resizeBy","resizeTo","matchMedia","requestAnimationFrame","cancelAnimationFrame","webkitRequestAnimationFrame","webkitCancelAnimationFrame","webkitCancelRequestAnimationFrame","captureEvents","releaseEvents","atob","btoa","setTimeout","clearTimeout","setInterval","clearInterval","TEMPORARY","PERSISTENT","getComputedStyle","getMatchedCSSRules","webkitConvertPointFromPageToNode","webkitConvertPointFromNodeToPage","webkitRequestFileSystem","webkitResolveLocalFileSystemURL","openDatabase","addEventListener","removeEventListener","dispatchEvent"]; var $appSpecificGlobals={};for (var w in window){if (standardGlobals.indexOf(w)==-1) $appSpecificGlobals[w]=window[w];} window.$appSpecificGlobals=$appSpecificGlobals;console.log(window.$appSpecificGlobals);})()

Answer 6

David Walsh has a nice solution for this. Here is my take on this, combining his solution with what has been discovered on this thread as well.

https://davidwalsh.name/global-variables-javascript

x = {};
var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
iframe.onload = function() {
    var standardGlobals = Object.keys(iframe.contentWindow);
    for(var b in window) { 
      const prop = window[b];
      if(window.hasOwnProperty(b) && prop && !prop.toString().includes('native code') && !standardGlobals.includes(b)) {
        x[b] = prop;
      }
    }
    console.log(x)
};
iframe.src = 'about:blank';
document.body.appendChild(iframe);

x now has only the globals.

Answer 7

You may want to try this Firebug lite extension for Chrome.

Answer 8

Updated method from same article Avindra mentioned — injects iframe and compare its contentWindow properties to global window properties.

(function() {
  var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
  iframe.onload = function() {
    var iframeKeys = Object.keys(iframe.contentWindow);
    Object.keys(window).forEach(function(key) {
      if(!(iframeKeys.indexOf(key) > -1)) {
        console.log(key);
      }
    });
  };
  iframe.src = 'about:blank';
  document.body.appendChild(iframe);
})();

Answer 9

To view any variable in chrome, go to "Sources", and then "Watch" and add it. If you add the "window" variable here then you can expand it and explore.

Answer 10

Type the following statement in the javascript console:

debugger

Now you can inspect the global scope using the normal debug tools.

To be fair, you'll get everything in the window scope, including browser built-ins, so it might be sort of a needle-in-a-haystack experience. :/

Answer 11

As all "public variables" are in fact properties of the window object (of the window/tab you are looking at), you can just inspect the "window" object instead. If you have multiple frames, you will have to select the correct window object (like in Firebug) anyway.

Answer 12

Answer 13

Try this simple command:

console.log(window)